Easy-carried food container

ABSTRACT

An easy-carried food container comprises: a body having a receiving space, a top portion and a bottom portion. An interior of the body has a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion has a receiving chamber recessed from a lower end of the bottom portion. An outer edge of the top portion has two ears which are arranged at two opposite ends of a radius line. Each ear has two free ends. A first strap connects the free ends of the two different ears which are at the same side. The second strap connects another two free ends; and the first strap and second strap are connected and around a periphery of the body. A middle section of a surface of the first strap has a buckle. A middle section of a surface of the second strap has a connecting portion corresponding to the buckle of the first strap.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to food containers, and particularly to aneasy-carried food container, wherein two straps are added to the foodcontainers. A bottom of the food container has a recess for receivingthe straps so that the food container can be taken easily and also canbe overlapped with less space for storage.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Conventional plastic food box has no carrying strap and thus it is takenby hands. However if the user has carried an object by one hand, it isinconvenient for the user to further carry the food box. If the food boxand food are microwaved in a microwave box, the surface temperature ofthe box will increase and thus it further increments the inconveniencein carrying.

In the prior art plastic food box, a handle is added to the box so as tomake the box to be easily carried. However the design still has thefollowing defects.

The handles are installed at two sides of a bottom of the box. It mustbe buckled to an upper cover. Furthermore, the handle is a rigid body.If the handles are not used, they will expand outwards, as illustratedin FIG. 1, so as to occupy a larger space. As a result, the space forarranging objects is reduced. This is disadvantageous as it is arrangedin a supermarket. On the contrary, if the two handles are buckled, thebox can not be overlapped for arrangement. This is disadvantageous for astore with a small space.

The handles are buckled at an upper side, as illustrated in FIG. 2, theuser will contact the lateral sides of the handles. However it ispossible to hurt the hands of the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide aneasy-carried food container wherein two straps are added to the foodcontains. A bottom of the food container has a recess for receiving thestrap so that the food container can be taken easily and also can beoverlapped with less space for storage.

To achieve above object, the present invention provides an easy-carriedfood container, comprising: a body having a receiving space, a topportion and a bottom portion. An interior of the body has a top portionand a bottom portion. The bottom portion has a receiving chamberrecessed from a lower end of the bottom portion. An outer edge of thetop portion has two ears which are at two opposite ends of a radiusline. The ear has two free ends. A first strap connects the free ends ofthe two different ears which are at the same side. The second strapconnects another two free ends. The first strap and second strap areconnected and around a periphery of the body. A middle section of asurface of the first strap has a buckle. A middle section of a surfaceof the second strap has a connecting portion corresponding to the buckleof the first strap. When the first strap and second strap move toward anupper side of the body, the buckle can buckled to the connecting portionso that the first strap and second strap are connected together. If thefirst strap and second strap move toward the bottom portion of the body,the bottom portion can be buckled to the connecting portion and thenthey are received in the receiving chamber of the body so as to reduce aspace in carrying; more bodies can be overlapped with less space.

The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be morereadily understood from the following detailed description when read inconjunction with the appended drawing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a plane view of the food container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows that the food container of the present invention iscarried.

FIG. 3 is a lateral view of the food container of the present invention,wherein it is illustrated that different food containers can beoverlapped.

FIG. 4 shows the buckling operation of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is thus described, it will be obvious that thesame may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regardedas a departure from the spirit and scope of the present invention, andall such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art areintended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

With reference to FIG. 1, the food container of the present inventionincludes a body 1 having a receiving space 10, a top portion 11 and abottom portion 12.

The body 1 has a bottom portion 12. An interior of the body 1 has a topportion 11 and a bottom portion 12.

The bottom portion 12 has a receiving chamber 121 recessed from a lowerend of the bottom portion 12.

An outer edge of the top portion 11 has two ears 2, 3 which are at twoopposite ends of a radius line. The ear 2 has two free ends 20, 21. Theear 3 has two free ends 30, 31. A first strap 4 connects the free ends20, 30 of the ears 2, 3, respectively. The free ends 20, 30 are at thesame side. The second strap 5 connects the free ends 21, 31 of the ears2, 3, respectively. The free ends 21, 31 are at the same side. The firststrap 4 has two U shape folding portions 41 near the ears 2, 3. Thesecond strap 5 has two U shape folding portion 51 near the ears 2, 3 forchanging the directions of the straps 4, 5. The first strap 4 and secondstrap 5 are connected and around a periphery of the body 1. A middlesection of a surface of the first strap 4 has a buckle 40. A middlesection of a surface of the second strap 5 has a connecting portion 50corresponding to the buckle 40 of the first strap 4. Thereby as shown inFIG. 2, when the first strap 4 and second strap 5 move toward an upperside of the body 1, the buckle 40 can buckled to the connecting portion50 so that the first strap 4 and second strap 5 are connected together.However, with referring to FIG. 3, if the first strap 4 and second strap5 move to the bottom portion 12 of the body 1, the bottom portion 12 canbe buckled to the connecting portion 50 and then they are received inthe receiving chamber 121 of the body 1 so as to reduce a space incarrying. Furthermore, more bodies 1 can be overlapped with less space.

In above mentioned preferred embodiment, a top portion 11 of the body 1has an opened space. The food to be received therein can be received inthe receiving space 10. As shown in FIG. 2, an upper cover 6 serves tocover the top portion 11 of the body 1 to prevent the food from fallingout.

Besides, preferably, the ears 2, 3 have a solid structure as illustratedin FIG. 1 so as to enhance the strength of the structure and the usercan take the ears 2, 3 directly.

Moreover, the bottom portion 12 has a buckling surface 401 with apredetermined area. The connecting portion 50 has a connecting surface501 with a predetermined area. The area of the buckling surface 401 isslightly smaller than that of the connecting surface 501, as shown inFIG. 4, so that the buckling surface 401 can be pressed into theconnecting surface 501. Thus when the user holds the straps 4, 5, theuser's hand will not hurt by the sharp surfaces 42, 52 at the lateralsides of the straps 4, 5.

The present invention is thus described, it will be obvious that thesame may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regardedas a departure from the spirit and scope of the present invention, andall such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art areintended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

1. An easy-carried food container, comprising: a body having a receivingspace, a top portion and a bottom portion; wherein the bottom portionhas a receiving chamber recessed from a lower end of the bottom portion;an outer edge of the top portion has two ears which are installed at twoopposite ends of a radius line; each ear has two free ends; a firststrap connects the free ends of the two different ears which are at thesame side; the second strap connects another two free ends; the firststrap and second strap are connected and around a periphery of the body;a middle section of a surface of the first strap has a buckle; a middlesection of a surface of the second strap has a connecting portioncorresponding to the buckle of the first strap, whereby, when the firststrap and second strap move toward an upper side of the body, the bucklecan be buckled to the connecting portion so that the first strap andsecond strap are connected together; if the first strap and second strapmove to the bottom portion of the body, the bottom portion can bebuckled to the connecting portion and then they are received in thereceiving chamber of the body so as to reduce a space in carrying; morebodies can be overlapped with less space.
 2. The easy-carried foodcontainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein a top portion of the body hasan opened space; and an upper cover serves to cover the top portion ofthe body to prevent the food from falling out.
 3. The easy-carried foodcontainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein each ear has a solid structure.4. The easy-carried food container as claimed in claim 1, wherein thebottom portion has a buckling surface with a predetermined area; theconnecting portion has a connecting surface with a predetermined area;and the area of the buckling surface is slightly smaller than that ofthe connecting surface.
 5. The easy-carried food container as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the first strap has two U shape folding portions nearthe two ears; and the second strap has two U shape folding portion nearthe ears for changing the directions of the straps.